April 12 1981
John Young and Robert Crippen were the crew of Shuttle Columbia on its first flight, STS-1
astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen
Robert Crippen
The first manned shuttle to actually reach Space was Columbia aka OV-102. The first mission was called STS-1 and there were two astronauts - Commander John Young and pilot Bob Crippen.
The first male pilot to fly the space shuttle was Robert Crippen. He piloted the space shuttle Columbia on its maiden flight, STS-1, in 1981.
Robert Crippen and John Young.
The first space shuttle to be sent into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission. The crew consisted of astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen.
The first space shuttle, named Columbia, was flown by astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen on April 12, 1981. They successfully completed the STS-1 mission, which marked the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
The people on nasa's first shuttle launch were Robert L. Crippen and John W. Young.
The crew of the first space shuttle mission, STS-1 aboard the orbiter Columbia, was commanded by astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen. They launched on April 12, 1981, and successfully completed the mission, demonstrating the capabilities of the Space Shuttle system.
John Young was Commander, Robert Crippen was Pilot.
Space Shuttle pilot Robert "Bob" Crippen is 80 years old (birthdate: September 11, 1937). With astronaut John Young, he flew the first Shuttle launch (Columbia) in 1981.